A special meeting of the county’s commissioners was convened today to appoint a new sheriff, and the outcome of that meeting was to appoint Rosie Crum as the new interim sheriff.

Rosie Crum shown here at her husband’s swearing in as sheriff.

Rosie was elected unanimously and will fill the position until 2014, which was the end of her late husband’s term.

Eugene Crum was elected as sheriff on the basis of tackling Mingo County’s drug problem. He made several large busts during the course of his short term as the main law man in Mingo County. Crum was sworn into the position in January 2013.